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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Fa defends matildas friendly meetings with minnows | History Defined

Australia will seek out highly rated rivals after playing lowly ranked foes in Africa next month. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Football Australia has vowed to schedule Matildas fixtures against elite countries ahead of next year's World Cup, after agreeing on their participation in a friendly tournament in April featuring two sides ranked outside FIFA's top 100.

FIFA announced on Tuesday that Australia would play in a friendly series in Nairobi in their first matches since last Saturday's heartbreaking 1-0 Asian Cup final loss to Japan.

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